Automatic phonograph



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AUTOMATIC PHONOGRAPH Filed Feb. 20, 1934 9 Sheets-Sheet '7 INVENTOR.

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Jan.l 4, 1938. c. H. GREEN I AUTOMATIC PHONOGRAPH Filed Feb. zo, 1934 9 Sheets-Sheet 9 no vous Patented Jan. 4, 193,8/ l

y UNITED STATES PATENT I OFFICE AUTOMATIC rnoNoGaArn Cliord Il. Green, Grand Rapids. Mich., assigner to Automatic Instrument Company, a corporation of Michigan Application February 20, 1934, Serial No. 712,218

15 claims. (ci 27d-1o) public places, and therefore subjected to misuse as well as to a great de al of deliberate abuse. 'Accordlngly further objects of the invention are to provide a construction which is not likely to get out of order, which does not require frequent and.

`accurate adjustment and servicing, and in which replacements which might become necessary are easily made. l Anotherobject is to provide for plural selectivity of records from a single coin chute to eliminate duplication of complicated coin detectingmechanism. y

Also this'invention includes the provision of means for playing records at diierent speeds. Some standard records are to be played at a normal operating speed, and others at a slower speed,I

and therefore means are provided for predeterminlng the speeds at which the turntable will be operated according `to the position in which the records are stored in the magazine. A

Also improvements have been made in the grip.- pingmeans so that the discs are more securely gripped by the transfer mechanism when lifting the records into and out of the magazine, and placing them on or removing them from the turntable. The record discs are gripped across their diameters, the outer gripping member being mounted on a resilient arcuate arm which encircles the periphery of the discsf Thus very little pressure is needed, variations in the thickness of the discs has no effect, breakage of the records is eliminated, and the discs may be stored closely in the magazine.

Another object yis to provide an independent motor for the selector and transfer. and to pro- `vide means for stopping the operation of the transfer motor while a record is being played to eliminate noise andyibration. Another object is to provide a simple, positively acting mechanism for operating th'e stylus arm, `a flanged drum cambeing employed to support the arm when off the record, to raise and lower the arm, and also to swing the arm over the turntable.

A further object is to provide an electrical means for initiating the operation of the restoring operations at the completion of the playing of a record so that the arm only has to make an electrical contact, and consequently no power is required from the arm. r`his is of advantage since at this particularl time the arm is moved 4laterally only by the engagement of the tracing needle in the shallow grooves in the record, and much resistance to the movement of the arm, as in actuating some mechanical part is apt to pull the needleout of the groove or deface the record. This feature of the invention has a further advantage in that the playing may be stopped at any time by providing manually operable means, such as a push button for also closing the contact.

f Another object is tojprovide an improved clutch construction which is quick and positive in operation and suitable for self stopping, the main clutch parts being mounted on the power shafts and actuated by apart being positioned in the path of one of the clutch elements totrip, the iinal power for the disengagement being supplied by the drive shafts.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent in the following description, taken with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which an illustrative embodiment of the inven,` tion is shown.

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the automatic phonograph mechanism.` l

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. y

Fig. 3 is a partial elevation, looking from the rear, or opposite side, with parts broken away and parts shown in section. v

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmental plan view,

'with 4parts omitted and parts broken away.

Fig. 5 is a transverse section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a repetition of the left hand portion of Fig. 5, with parts shown'in playing position.

Fig. 7 is a detail of the clutch mechanism, taken on the line 1$1 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 'la is a detail view of lever parts shown in Fig. 5.

Fig. 8 is a transverse section taken on the line 8-8 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 9 is a detail view of partsy of Fig. 8 im changed position near the completion oiga selecting operation.

Fig. 10 is a detail View of the selector drum.

Fig. 11 is a transverse section of the axis of the transfer operating shaft,`taken on the line Il-II of Fig. 4.

Ria-ISSUED l Fig. 12 shows parts of Fig. 11 in a changed position.

Fig. 13 is adetail sectional view taken on line `|3-I3 of Fig. 11.

Fig. 14 is a longitudinalsection of the mechanism, taken on line |4-I4 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 15 kis taken on line |5-I5 of Fig. 14.

Fig. 16, Fig. 17 and Fig. 18 are plan sections on the line |6|6 of Fig. 14, with the parts shown in normal and different operating positions.

Fig. 19 is a transverse section looking toward the turntable, with the parts in fplaying position, and is taken on line Ill-I8 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 20 is adetail view substantially on the line 20-20 of Fig. 14.

I' Fig. 21 is a section of the magazine, taken on the transverse line 2|-2l oidFig. 2. Y

Fig. 22 is a diagram showing the electrical connections.

The mechanism comprises a skeletonized cast base 25, which is substantially rectangular in plan with one end brought to a point. The record discs 26 are placed edgewise in evenly spaced vertical pockets or slots provided by pairs of stamped plates 21 which are mounted in grooves cut in alcasting 28, which forms the base of the magazine 29, seeFig. 21.

'I'he magazine is transversely slidably mounted on parallel rods 30 and 3|, which extend through the ears of the assembled plates 21 and notches provided in the front and rear margins of the base casting 28, as shown in Fig. 2.

The rods are xedly mounted in four upstanding lugs 32 provided on the side rails of the rear portion of the base 25. In the drawings vthe magazine is shown in substantially mid-position, and as containing ten discs with a record on each side thereof, or twenty records. The sixth disc i's in position to be removed at the next operation of the machine, unless a record on some other disc is selected, whereupon the magazine will be moved in one direction or the other to bring the selected disc into position, as will be described hereinafter. I

On the longitudinal axis ofthe base and near one end of the same, the right endA as viewed in Fig. 1, is iixedly mounted a. standardized multiple `ratio transmission unit comprising a housing 33, having a horizontal driving shaft 34, to which a turntable motor 35, bolted to the base, is connected; and, projecting from the center of the top of the housing, is a vertical shaft 36 on which the turntable 31 is removably mounted to rotate with the shaft.

. On the front of the housing is rotatably mounted a ratio controlling lever 38, Fig. 2, which is held against a stop 39, for normal speed, by a spring 48; and, as will be understood, whenthe lever 38 is rotated clockwise, as viewed in Fig. 2, to other positions, the speed reduction ratio of the transmissionA will be changed,y so thatv the turntable will be rotated at a different speed.'

A stylus comprising a long arm 4| having af'r" tracing needle 42, see Fig. 1 and Fig. 3, is pivotally mounted on a shaft 43, which projects upwardly from a` post 44 provided on the rear-side ofv the base 25. The stylus is pivoted for vertical movement on a pair of transversely disposed trunnions 45 which are secured to a sleeve 46', which 'is slidably supported on the shaft 43,v and the stylus is partially balanced by means of a' weight 41 secured to the rear end thereof so that, when over the turntable, it rests lightly on the surface of a record disc, placed on thetable, for tracing the spiral record groove, which causes the end of the stylus to move in toward the center of the table`r in the usual manner. l

On the base at the rear of the turntable transmission housing 33 is bolted a transfer driving motor 46, which is connected by a belt 49 to a transversely disposed drive shaft 58, which is rotatably mounted in spaced bearing posts 5| and 52, Fig. 8, which project upwardly from the base 25. The inner end ofthe shaft 50 has, keyed thereto, see Fig. 8 and Fig. 2, a worm 53, on either side of which are bearing posts, or pedestals, 54 and 55 arranged on the longitudinal axis of the base; and between the post 55 and the magazine are provided a pair of transfer. shaft bearing posts 56 and 51, which are transversely aligned and symmetrically disposed on either' side of said axis. At the rear of the base is provided an outboard bearing post 58 in alignment with the posts 56 and 51; and in front of the said posts is mounted a selector mechanism frame comprising spaced vertical end plates 59 and 6ll between which is rotatably supported a horizontally disposed selector drum 6| having a shaft 62, the ends of which project through said plates and thus support the drum.

As best shown on the longitudinal section of Fig. 14, three parallel shafts are mounted inthe posts 55 and 54, a slidable clutch shifter shaft 63; a rotatable shaft 64, immediately above and at `right angles to the worm 53 and shaft 58; and a selector and magazine drive jack shaft 65, immediately below the worm 53, which is positively gearedto the shaft 64, to rotate slower, by spiral gears 66 and 61, pinned to the respective shafts.

The shaft 65 is connected for driving the magazine by a line shaft 68 which is connected to the gear 66 by a universal coupling 69; and is connected for driving the drum 6| in synchronism with the magazine, as best shown in Fig. 8, through a spiral gearv 10 keyed to a vertical jack shaft 1| having a worm 12 which meshes with a worm gear 13 fixedly mounted on the medial position of the drum 6|. 'I'he jack shaft 1| is rotatably mounted in a step bearing 14, formed on the base, and an upper bearing bracket 15 mounted on the post 56 and the gear 10 meshes with the same gear 66 to which the magazine line shaft 68 is connected so that perfect synchronism between the movement of the drum and magazine is assured.

As best shown in Fig. 2 and Fig. 21, the left end of the line shaft 68 has a pinion 16 formed thereon which meshes with an endless rack 11, fixedly secured to the under side of the magazine base 28. The end portion of the shaft 68 is guided for vertical movement between a pair of lugs 18, formed integrally on the machine base 25; and the pinion 16 is maintained in mesh with the rack 11, on the upper and lower sides and around the ends thereof, by .means of a projection 19, formed on the extreme ,end of the shaft 68, which travels in contact with an endless flange 80, which surrounds the rack 11.P 'Ihus as the selector drum 6| is rotated, the magazine is moved back and forth, or reciprocated on the rods 30 and 3|. The arrangement is such thatthe magazine has one complete reciprocation for each revolution of the drum.

The drive shaft 50 is normally connected to the magazine and to the selector drum, for driving the same, by a clutch 6| which is similar to the clutch shown in Fig. 7, and comprises a anged member -62 positively connectedto the driving member, in this instance the shaft 50. 'I'he ange 64 is integrally formed on the hub of v the shaft 64, and is constantly in mesh with the the lever 86 is mounted in the manner shown in vworm 53. Adjacent the flange 84, a collar 84a having a tooth 85, is pinned to the shaft 64. The tooth 85 is engageable by an offset hook lever 85, which is pivotally mounted on the face of the flange 84.- In the clutch`8|A the lever 86 is normally in engagement with the collar 84a to connect the worm wheel to the shaft 64.

The lever '86 is yieldably retained 'in rotative' positions by means of a spring plate 88, which is compressed under the head of the pin 89 on which Fig. 5. The pin 89 extends through the flange 84, and the spring plate is posite side ofthe flange. The hooked portion 90 of the lever 86 has an offset cam surface 9|, and the opposite offset portion has a cam surface 92, so that the lever may be rotated to en-l gage or disengage with the toothed collar 84a, as the lever is being carried around on the ange 84,bystriking one or the other of said offset cam surfaces 9| or 92.' s

' In the clutch 8|. this is accomplished by shifting a sleeve v93, which has a projecting flange collar 94 intbo the path of one or the other relatively offset portions of the hooked clutch lever. Referring to Fig. 16, the sleeve 93. is slidably mounted on the lshaft 63, and on the sleeve is pivotably mounted a latchv lever 95, which is normally hooked over a collar 96, which is pinned to the shaft 63, as best shown in Fig. 16. In normal position, the shaft 63 is pressed to the left by means of a cam 91, which is'flxedly mounted on a transfer drive shaft 98. This shaft 98 is" parallel with the motor driven shaftl 50, Iand is rotatably mounted in the bearing posts or pedes-- tals 56, 51 and 58, as be t shown in Fig. 11.'

Referring again to g. 14 and the subsequent figures on the same sheet, the shaft 63 is normally shifted to the' right to. compress the. spring 99,

seated in the bearing post 54, so that the flange 94 is positioned in the path4 of engaging cam surface 9| of the clutch lever 96, and the worm gear 83 is thereby connected to the shaft 64 and thence to the magazine and selector drum. l

The magazine and selector movement isl stopped by f. lever |00 striking against the end of the latch 95 to release the clutch as will be described hereinafter. This permits a light spring |0|', compressed between the sleeve 93 and the collar 96, to expand and move the sleeve 93 over against the bearing post 55, and position the collar 94 in the path of the offset unlocking cam surface counterclockwise rotation, in a mannerI which will be described more fully hereinafter, to remove a record from the magazine and place the -same on the turntable.` 'Ihis movesthe cam 91 away from the end of the shaft 63, and allows the shaft 63 to be moved to the left under the action of the heavy spring 99, which compresses the lighter spring |0| until the latch 95 again engages behind the collar 96,as shown in Fig. 18. The latch is urged into engagement with the collar 96 by a small spring |02 which is seated in the reduced portion |03 of the sleeve 93, and is compressed under the left end of the latch 95.

As will be more fully described hereinafter the shaft 98 is rotated counterclockwise slightly less than a complete revolution to place-a record on the turntable, and the cam 81 then stands in the positioned on the opmagazine and selector at the next operation of the machine.

Thus in normal condition, with the machine position shown in-Fig. 1'4 and Fig. 16. At the end of the selecting movements, the clutch is tripped and the parts are momentarily in the'condition rshown in Fig.U 1'1, until the cam 91 moves away.

Then the parts stand as shown in Fig. 18 until the completion of the playing. When the playing is completed, the cam 91, in returning to normal, moves the rod 63 over to its normal position to cause the clutch to reengage.

With particular reference to the plan view, Fig. 4, and the transverse section of Fig. 8, immediately above the shaft 50 and'slidably mounted idle, the clutch 8| is engaged with the parts in the in the bearings 5| and 52, is a clutch shifterrod |04 for alternately operating a clutch mechanism, generally indicated at |05 for operating the transi ferdrive shaft 98 forwardly to remove a disc,'and a clutch mechanism |06 for operating the ,same

reversely, that is to replace the disc in the magazine.

Clutch mechanisms |05 and |06 are provided for operating the transfer, which are similar in construction to the clutch 8|, and like reference characters refer tc like parts. However these two clutches are normally disengaged. On the portion of the shaft 50 between the bearing posts 5| l,and 52, are loosely mounted a pair of bevel pin!-y ions |01 and |08 which are separated by a spacer sleeve |09 and mesh with the opposite sides of a I bevel gear |0.

'I'his gear ||0 is keyedon ashaft which is rotatably mounted in short-bearing pedestals I2 and H3, rising from the base 25, and the shaftextends transversely under the shaft 98 rto which it is'positively geared by a worm ||4, keyed to the shaftl |||,which meshes with a gear H5, fixedly mounted on the shaft 98. I

The toothed collars 84 of these two clutches are formed integrally on the. hubs of the respective pinions |01 and |08, as shown in Figs. '1 and 8, and the flanges 62, on which the levers 86 are pivotally mounted, are disposedl between s their corresponding pinions and the adjacent bearing posts, and aire fixedly pinned to the shaft 50, sothat, in these clutches, the ,levers rotate with the driving mlember instead of with the driven member, as in clutch 8|.

The shifter rod |04 has a medial groove ||6\ for the engagement of the operating levers. to be described; and has flange collar portions ||1 and ||8 for respectively operating the levers of the clutches |05 and |06.' When the shifter rod ||84 is in the normal neutral, or mid-position as shown in Fig. 4, Fig. 5, and other figures,

the collars ||1 and ||8 are both in position to engage the respective offset portions 92 and disengage both of thel clutches |05 and |06. When the rod |04 is shifted *to the right, from neutrali to forward position, indicated by the radial trace F, the cam portion 9| of the lever of the clutchy |05 is contacted and the clutch |05 is thereby engaged to connect thepinion |01 to the motor driven power shaft 50 and thus rotate the shaft 98 counterclockwise, as viewed in Fig. 14; and when the rod |04 is shifted from neutral to the left, or into reverse position R, the gear |08 is likewise connected to drive the shaft 98 reversely o r clockwise. It will be observed that either clutch is disconnected when the shifter rod |04 returns to or passes the neutral position N. The shifter rod |01 is yieldably retained in neutral, forward and reverse positions by means of a spring pressed detent plunger |04C mounted in the bearing post 52, which engages in suitable notches |04b milled in the rod |04, see Fig. 8.

The clutches are always disconnected or disengagedwhen the shaft 90 completes its partial rotation in either direction, by means of lugs ||9 and |20, Fig. 11, which are mounted in oiset relation on the opposite sides of the driven gear. H5. A horizontally disposed lever |2| is pivotally mounted on the upper end of the bear-,- ing pedestal ||2, Fig. 4, and is provided with a downwardly projecting pin |22 which is engaged in the groove H6 and connects the lever to the shifter rod |061.. The opposite end of the lever |2| isv bifurcated and has arms |23 and |24, shown in section in Fig. 11, loosely embracing the edge of the gear 5 in contacting relation with the lugs 9 and |20.

Therefore, referring particularly to,Fig. l1, when the restoringmovement of the shaft 90 is being completed, with the lever |2| and the rod |04 shifted to reverse the movement of the shaft in the last restoring movement of the preceding cycle oi operations, the arm |24 had been against the side of the gear- H5 until the lug |20 moved down into contact with the arm |26 and forced it away` from the gear and thus moved the lever |2| into the normal neutral position, which of course stopped the rotation vof the gear, leaving the/parts standing as shown.

Then when the rod is next thrown into forward position in the cycle of operations, -to the right from neutral, the finger |23 is moved over towards the adjacent side of the gear and the lugs move up away from the fingers and around with the gear and until the lug H9 comes up from below and contacts the finger |23 to move it back to the right and restore the lever |2| and rod |04 to neutral position and stop the forward movement of the shaft 98 until the rod |04 islshifted into reverse position to eect the reverse and restoring movement.

The construction of the .transfer mechanism, which will now be described, is particularly shown in Fig. 2, Fig. 11, Fig. 14 and Fig. 15, and the rear .elevation of Fig.. 19.

In alignment with and immediately above the shaft 98 and in the bearing pedestals 56 and` 51 is rotatably mounted a barrel |25, shown in section in Figs. l1, 14 and 15, which has an axial bore |26 extending through its pintles |21 and |28, l

and has a transverse bore |29 in the portion between the bearings.

In the transverse bore |29 are slidably mounted gripper support members comprising a sleeve |30 and the stem |3| of a button or disc member |32. 'Ihe sleeve |30 is formed integral with a rectangular, outer finger supporting block |33 which is guided between the cheeks of the bearing pedestals 56 and 51 to support the arm |34 upright in the normal position of the transfer, the arm |34 being fixedly secured to the block |33. The cheeksvof the bearings are cut away at |35 to allow the block to rotate in the forward positions of the transfer in which the arm is rotated selectively ninety degrees to the right or f |3917 which is bolted l'to the to the leftto -lay the discs flat on the turntable.

A small rod |36a extends centrally through the sleeve 30 and rigidly connects the button member |32 to an arcuate ping block |36. A sleeve |31, pinned to the rod grooved inner record gripl 36a and gripper block |36, is provided, which extends slidably into the bore of the sleeve |30 and is splined thereto by a. key |38, seated in the sleeve |31, for preventing relative rotation between the inner gripper |36 and the -outer gripper |39, which is fixedly mounted on the which is compressed between the inner end of f the sleeve |38 and the bottom of the bore in the sleeve |30; andnormally the grippers'v are separated by means of a Wedge plunger |4|. The plunger is slidably disposed in the axial bore |26 and has a bifurcated and reduced end portion |42 which embraces the rod |3641 and extends between the inner ends of the sleeve |30 and the stem |3|, so that, when the plunger is r,forced inwardly, the wedging surfaces |03 separate said inner ends and open the grippers to release the record.

In Fig. 14 the above parts are shown in normal VAcondition, with the gripper open; and in Fig. 15,

the plunger MH has been withdrawn to allow the gripper to close, under the action of the spring |00, and engage the periphery of a record disc. The arcuate arm |36, Fig. 2, is parallel with and encircles the discs in the magazine. This permits close spacing of the discs; and lthe grooved gripper blocks are in the form of segmental arcs so that very little pressure is required across the discs`to hold them very securely.

As clearly shown in Fig. 2 and Fig. 11, the transfer drive shaft 98 has, xedly secured thereto, a face cam |45 for the operating `of the plunger |4| to close the grippers in the initial movement of the shaft 98 in either direction by moving the plunger IM, and to open the grippes at the ends of either movement, so that when the i transfer is at rest with the arm |34, either over the magazine or in the forward position encircling the turntable, the grippers are open, but before the transfer barrel |25 starts to rotate in either direction the grippers are closed to grasp the disc.

This is accomplished by means of a bell crank lever |46 which is pivotally mounted in a bracket |41, securedrto the pedestal 51. The lever |46 has a bifurcated end |49 which engages in a groove |49 provided in the outer end of the plunger |4|, and has a ball portion |50 which is engaged in the groove |5| of the cam |45, As shown in Fig. 13, normally the ball |50 is in the radially remote portion of the cam groove and positionsthe lbell crank lever |46 for movm ing the plunger in, to separate the grippers. Then in about the first ninety degrees of the forwardrotation of the shaft 98, counterclockwise, the ball is moved into the one hundred and eighty. degreel dwell portion of the cam groove which is closer the axis of the shaft 98. This rotates the bell crank |46 clockwise and with- .'.raws thel plunger 4| for gripping the discs until the last portion of the shaft movement in which the ball |50 travelsback to the remote is rotated to lift the disc out ported, Figs. 14 and tion |59 of the plate |56, and the lower ends of azine.

.movement of the shaft grippers to close and grip-the adjacent disc in motoso portion of the cam groove and reopens the grippers to releaseI the disc. ment of the shaft in which the disc is ilifted from the turntable and returned to the magazine, the plunger operation is automatically reversed to gripfthe disc before it is lifted, and to release the disc when it is back in position in the mag- 'I'he transfer barrel |25 is rotated, after the grippers are closed, by means of a mutilated gear |52, Fig.I 98 which projects forwardly through the bearing pedestal 56; and this gear meshes with a mating mutilated gear |53, pinned to the outer end of the barrel pintle |28. 'Ihe gears |52. and '53 are provided with intermeshing gear teeth on substantially a little less than one-half their circumferences so that in the first quarter of the 98 time is allowed for the During the next half of the teeth engage and the barrel of the magazine and swing the disc onto. the turntable; and during the last quarter of the movement the cam |45 opens the grippers to release the disc and leave it on the turntable until the playing is the magazine. movement the gear finished. By reversing the movement of the shaft' 98, these operations are automatically performed in reverse order to restore the disc tothe magazine.

During the turning movement of the barrel and transfer parts, and while the block |33 is out of engagement with the cheeks of the bearing. pedestals 56 and 51, the button |32l is eccentrically engaged by one or the other of -a pair of selectively projected plungers' |54 and |55, slidably mounted in a plate |56 flxedly secured to said pedestals, to turn the gripped record disc into the horizontal plane of the turntable, or back into the vertical position for insertion in the pockets of the magazine. The spherical face of the vided with angular grooves |51 and |58 which extend parallel to an axialy line between-them and inward from the margin, and then at right angles again outwardly, Fig. 5. Tl'len asl the button swings past the plungers in the forward movement of the transfer, the projecting plunger enters one side of its groove, strikes the angle and rotates the button, and transfer arm, laterally ninety degrees and then' passes out the other tangential portion of the groove. During the return movement, the plunger passes through the groove in the opposite direction and turns the arm back to the vertical position.

The plungers |54 y 20, in the uptumed end portlfe plungers are pivotally connected to opposite sides -of a rocker pl te |60, which is centrally pivoted to the supporting plate |56. The lower edge of the rocker plate |60 is centrally recessed to accommodate the angular endof an operating lever |6|, medially pivoted on the plate |56, below the rocker' plate, and said angular upper ,rnd is formed so that the rocker plate is locked 'in either position in which it is moved by moving the lower end of the lever |6l.

Thus, as best shown in Fig.' 20, one of the plungers |54 or |55 is projected into/the path of the .button |32 and the other withdrawn, according to the position of the lever |6|. The final movementof these parts in either direction I' -is affected by ,means of a spring |62 which is In the reverse move- 2, keyed to the end of the shafty button |32 is pro--4 and |55 are slidably supextended between a 'lug |63, formed on the upper portion of the plate |60, and a pin |62a secured in the lower portion of the lever |6| to give the parts a snap over action as the spring passes over the line intersecting the plvotal'axes of the r'oek plate and lever.

At the ends of the movements of the magazine, in either direction, the lower end of the lever |6I is contacted by lugs |64 or |65 provided on the sides of the-rnagazine base, see Figl1 and Fig. 2, and the relative positions of the plungers is thereby reversed. Therefore, during one directional movement of the magazine the records ,on one sideof each side of the discs will be selected by turning the corresponding faces of the discs up on the turntable; and in the opposite movement of the magazine, the records on the opposite sides of the discs will be selected. Y,

The stylus 42 is also permanently connected for operation to the shaft 98,50 that its movements are positively coordinated with the movements of the transfer to swing the arm over and lower it onto the outer portion of the record when a disc is placed on the turntable, and to raise and swing the arm away from the turntable before the disc is removed.

The base |66 of the stylus armv 4| has a forwardly projecting arm portion |61, Fig. 3, which rides on the flange |68 of a cam |69 which is ilxedly mounted on the rear portion of the shaft 98, particularly shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 11. The flange |68 normally lifts the stylus clear of the turntable, but has a flattened portion |10, Fig. 3,

[which lowers ^the arm in the extreme forward arm over the table, and terminates in a widened portion |13, which leaves the pin free to move as the stylus moves toward the center of the disc in playing a record. As is manifest, during the return or reverse'movement of the shaft 98, the stylus is first lifted, and then swung back out from over the turntable. f

The selecting operations, mentioned above, are

and the arm is swung over the table by controlled as follows, particular referencebeing made to from Fig. 5 through to Fig. 12. As described, the selector drum'lii is rotatably mounted between end plates 59 and 60, which are xedly secured t the base, and the drum is positively connected for rotation with the movement of the magazine carriage to make one complete revolution with each complete reciprocation of the magazine. s

'The surface of the drum is provided with a helically arranged row of regularly4 spaced projecting selector lugs |14, extending the length lof the drum, and two relatively vreversed semicircumferential helical rows of playing speed con.- trol buttons |15, which are spaced-between the adjacent lugsf as particularly'shown in Fig. 10.

Between the selector frame plates 59 and 60 are fixedly mounted a slotted selector lever support bar |16, Fig. 8 or 11 a slotted selector latch support bar |11; and a selector lever spacing comb |18, in which is suitably supported a series 75 -in two rows to save -so that, imnormal position, as shown in Fig. 8,

theselector levers are drawn upwardly and locked away from the drum and out of engaging relation with their 'corresponding lugs |14.

When a solenoid is energized, the correspond- -ing latch is attracted and disengaged from'its selector lever. Apin |88, secured in the lever, contacts with the under side of the comb |18 so that, upon being released, the upper end' of the lever is swung inwardly towards the drum and linto the path of the corresponding lug |14, as indicated in ,broken lines in Fig. 8. As the drum is rotated, the lug |14 contacts with an angular projection |81 on the upper portion of the lever, and forces the lever downwardly, as shown in Fig. 9. In the continued downward movement of the lug, the lever is 'forced away and out of engagement by the angular under edge of the torlevers,

. to a pin |94, xed in the is held open against the action of the spring by TISi projection |81. When this occurs, the solenoid has been deenergized and hasallowed the latch |8| to be pulled, by the spring |85, into contact with the lever |19 so that the projection |83 enters the notch |84 and strikes the upper end of the notch when the lever is free from the lug and pulled upwardly by the spring. 'I'hisrestores the selector parts to the normal locked position.

Rotatably mounted in and extending between the frame plates are provided a starting switch operating shaft |88, in front of the row of selecand a clutch operating shaft |89. The shafts are provided with lateral vanes |88a and |89a, which project into cooperative relation with the levers so that, when any of the selector levers are iirst released, the switch shaft |88 is rotated slightly clockwise; and when a lever is pressed downwardly, as shown in Fig. 9, the vane |89a` of the shaft |89 is contacted by the lower end of the lever, Fig. 9, and the shaft |89 is rotated counterclockwlse.

On the outer face of the frame plate 8 0, Fig. 5, is rotatably mounted a mercoid motor starting switch |8| which is normally held open, but

is urged to close by means of a spring |82 which is connected to the switch armv |93 and anchored plate 59. The switch The connection to the shifter rod |04 is made as follows: An upwardly extending vcurved lever |95 is pinned to the outer end of the shaft |89,

and a horizontally disposed lever |86, having awhich is engaged in the medial groove ||8 of the Fig. 19, the clutch l :2,104,039:` of selector units corresponding tothe twenty connected thereto, such as the lever |95 and vane |89a move with the shifterrod |04, and are thereby also yieldably held inneutral, forward, or reverse positions by the/ detent |04b. Accordingly, in the normal neutral position, the switch is held open, against the action of the spring |92, by the tooth |81 of lever |96, which is engaged with a tooth 20|, provided on the upper portion of the switch arm |93, as shown in Fig. 5.

When a selector lever is first released and the shaft |88 thereby rotated clockwise, the lever |96 is lifted out of holding engagement with the switch 8| by a plate 202 which is slidably mounted o n the frame end plate 60 and pivotally connected to a crank arm 203 which is pinned to the outer end of the shaft |88, the parts'being then moved into the positions shown in Fig. 6.

From this, it will be seen that the starting switch is not affected when the shifter parts are moved into forward position F, nor when the parts first return to neutraltposition N; but, when. the parts shift from neutral to reverse R, the lever |98 is moved to the right and is then in position to again engage with the switch lever tooth 20| when the parts return to neutral, providing all of the selector levers have been restored and the slide 202 has been allowed to drop back down-into normal positiom shown inf Fig. 5, butif one or more of the selector levers are still in released condition and not restored, the nal restoring movement from reverse to neutral will not reopen the starting switch |9I, and the cycle of operations will be. repeated.

An auxiliary switch 204, normally closed, is provided for cutting out the transfer motor 48 during the playing of a record. This switch is carriedby an arm 205, which is pivotally mounted on the. outer face of the left side selector `frame plate 59,' and is urged into closed position by a spring 20S, anchored to the plate 59. This is particularly shown in Figs. 11, 12, and, looking from the opposite direction, in Fig. 19.

A crank arm 20-1 is fixedly secured to the outer end of shaft |89, and a horizontally disposed latch lever 208 is pivotally connected to the upper end of the crank arm. 'I'he lower edge of the outer portion` of lever 208 is notched fito provide an angular surface 209 and a tooth 2|8 for engagement with a cooperative tooth 2| provided in the upper end of the switch lever or arm 205. 'I'he normal position is'shown in Fig. 11; the vposition when the clutch operating parts are Ashifted to forward is shown in full lines in Fig. 12; and the playing position is indicated in parts having been moved from forward back to neutral positions.

'I'hus in normal condition, the latch 208 is dis-. engaged from the switch lever, the outer end of the latch -being at that time supported by a plate 2| 2 which is xedly mounted on the edge of the frame 59. When the clutch shifter parts, including shaft |89, are moved to forward position, which is to place a disc on the turntable, the latch 208 is moved to the left, Fig. 12, and

Vthe tooth 2|0 is hooked over the tooth 2H, the

switch 204 -being still held closed by the spring 208. Next the clutch parts are moved back to neutral, and the switch is thereby opened, as shown in broken lines in Fig. 12 and in full lines in Fig. 19. This stops the transfer operating motor during the playing.

When the playing is stopped-lin a manner which will be described hereinafter; the shaft 'aromas |89 is moved from neutral, N, to reverse, R. 'I'his moves the latch 208 to the extreme right, Fig. 12,

'and the end of the latch is cammed upwardly tion.

As mentioned above, some discs carry records which are to be played at slower speeds, and for providing a machine in which both kinds of records may be used, a plurality of manually operable set levers 2 I 5 are provided. --In a machine for playing twenty records inscribed on the opposite. sides of ten discs, as shown in the drawings, a bank of ten set levers may be provided since the records recorded on the opposite'sides of each disc are played at the same speed.

The mechanism controlled by the set levers 2|5 is best shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 2, Fig. 8, and Fig, 11. A bar 2|6 is attached to the speed control arm 38, of the variable speed transmission 33, Fig. 2. This bar is pivotally connected to the lever 38, and extendsacross the inner side of the transfer mechanism frame and adjacent the outer faces of the mutilated transfer drive gears |50 and |53. The left end of thebar is guided and slidably supported in a slot 2|1 provided in a downwardly bent portion 2|8 of a horizontally disposed frame plate 2|9, Fig. 8, which is fixedly mounted on the selector frame members 59 and 60; and the bar is provided with a tooth projection 220 which, when the end of the bar is raised, is positioned in the path of a pin 22| mounted in the face of the gear |53.

Accordingly when the gear |53 is rotated clockwise, Fig. 2, to transfer a disc to the turntable, the pin 22| normally misses the tooth 220, and the arm 38 remains in normal position, but, when the lever 220 is raised, the pin 22| in the final forward movement of the transfer will engage the tooth 220 and move the bar 2|6 to the left and thus hold the arm36 in aposition for nbtaining a slower or different speed ratio. Then, as the transfer moves reversely, the bar 2|,6 is released and the spring 40 returns the arm 38 to normal position for running theA turntable ata more usual speed.

The levers 2|5 extend through slots provided in the frame plate 2|9 and are rotatably mounted on'a shaft 222 which is supportedby said plate.

The lever members 2|5 have a fiat cam surface 223 near the shaft and an angular'ly related at surface 224 at a greater radial distance from the shaft. Said surfaces of each lever are in cooperative contacting relation with an irregularly formed iioating plate 225 for lifting the bar 2|'|. Each of said plates is also in odoperative relation with a corresponding pair of lthe buttons |15, mounted on the drum, so that a button moves into cooperative relation with each lever as the l corresponding discs are opposite the transfer.

A rod 226 is rigidly supported by ears 221, depending from the plate 2|9, and this rod extends through slots 226 for loosely supporting the inner portions of the cam plates 225, which are provided with ngers 229, which project under the bar 2|6. The outer ends of the plates 225 are urged upwardly by springs 230 to maintain the plates in contact with the cam surfaces of the levers 2| 5. `'I'hus when the levers are moved forward, as

shown in Fig. 11, the correspondingv plates are in contact with the lower cam surfaces 223, and the platesare held upwardly so that their lower arcuate surfaces 23|' are out of contactual relation with the corresponding button lugs |15. And when the levers set in the other position, shown in broken lines in Fig. 11, the higher cam surfaces 224 are brought into contact with the plates. 'I'his lowers the rear ends of Jthe plates and provides a fulcrurn so the arcuate lower edge surfaces 23| and raise the inner ends of the plates to lift the bar 2|6 to place its tooth 220 in the path of the gear pin 22 so that the discs corresponding to the levers 2 |.5 which have been set in the broken line position will be played at a slower speed, the ratio of the turntable transmission being changed by last forward movement of the transfer.

For canceling selections which vhave been made but not yet played, a solenoid 232 is provided,

which is fixedly mountedon the bearing post54, see Fig. 5, which functions to move a clearing bar 233 to the left in said `figure, and return the selectively released levers |19 back to normal position in which they are again -latched by the latch levers |8|, the clearing bar contacting-with fingers 234, provided on the upper ends of the levers |19, see Figs. 8 and 11.

The bar 233 has crank arms 235 which extend upwardly and through the selector frame plates 59 and 60, to pivotally support the bar, and the arm 235 adjacent the plate 60 has an upwardly projecting lever portion 236 to which is pivotally connected a horizontally disposed bar 231. The bar 231 projects over the solenoid 232,.,and extends through a slot 238 formed in the upper end of an oscillating lever 239. The lower end that the .lugs |15, in the rotation of the selector drum 6|, will strike of the lever 239 is pivotally supported by the post 54, Fig. 14, and the lever is urged into contact with an eccentric cam 240 by a spring 24|, Fig. 5. The cam 2,40 is keyed on the outer end ,of the shaft 64, so that when the shaft is rotated during the 'operation of the transfer. the lever 239l is continually moved back and forth.

The bar 231 has a notch 242 in the portion which extends through the slot 238, in the upper endv of the oscillating lever 239, so that when the solenoid 232 is energized to attract and pull the free end of the bar -231 downwardly, the lever 239 is engaged in the notch 242 and the bar 231 moved y to the right to swing the universal bar 233 against the selector levers and restore the same. The free end of the bar 231 is urged upwardly Iand normally into contact with the upper portion of the lever notch 238 by a spring 243, extended between the bar andithe arm 236,.and a spring 244 which is stretched between said arm 236 and a plate 245 which is xedly mounted on the outer `edge of the frame plate 60.

The plate. 245 also serves tol guide and limit the upward movement of |96 which projects through an elongated slot in the plate; The spring 244 urges the arm 236 into contact with an abutment plate 246 which is xedly mounted on the frame bar |11. l

As best shown in Fig. 14; the lever |00, for tripping the clutch 8| and stopping the operation of the selector drum and magazine, is pivotally mounted on the bearing post 54, and the lower end of the lever has a slotted pivotal connection with lthe medial portion of the operating bar 200 of tle clutch shifter-train. Accordingly, when a selector lever is pressed downwardly, and the shaft |89 rotated counterclockwise, moving After the shift for forward movement of the transfer the ba`r 200 is nextv moved `back to the right, to neutral position, by the contact of the lug I9 with the underside of the horizontal l er |2I, and the forward transfer movement is stopped by the disengagement of the clutch |05. b

y At the completion of the playing,.the bar 200 is moved to the right, reverse position R, by means of a solenoid 241. 'I'he solenoid 241 is xedly mounted in a lug 248, projecting upwardly from the base 25, and has an amature 249 which is pivotally mounted in a bracket 250 which is ilxed to the base 25. The armature 249 is pivotally connected to the bar 200 by a link 25|, so that when it is attracted by the solenoid, the bar 200 is moved from the playing to the neutral position, to the right, to connect the clutch |06 for operating the transfer mechanism reversely t'o restore the record disc to the magazine. At the` completion of the restoring movement the bar 200 and clutch operatingv parts connected thereto are returned to neutral position by the lug |20 contacting the upper side of the lever |2| as described above.

A switch 300 is provided for energizing the reversing solenoid 241, by theinward movement of the stylus arm. The switch is mounted on the upper end of the bearing post 52, and is closed by a depending pawl 30|, which is mounted on the arm |61.

The electrical connections, shown diagrammatically in Fig. 22, are asi'oilows:

A terminal of the turntable motor 85, see diagram, Fig. 22, and of the transfer motor .48 is connected by wire252 to one lead 253 of a volt supply line. v'Il'he opposite supply lead 254 is connected by wire 255 to one terminal of the starting switchA |9I. The other terminal of the switch I9| is connected byjwire 256 to the opposite terminal of motor 35, andv by` a branch wire 251 to one terminal of the normally closed transf fer motor switch 204, the opposite terminal of which is connected by wire 258 to the second terminal of the transfermotor 48.- Thus when the switch 9| is closed both motors are put into operation; from supply line, wire 252 to both motors, from motor 35, wire 256, switch I9I, wire 255, back to the supply line 254; and-from motor 48, wire 258, switch 204, wire 251, switchV |9i, and return wire 255. Thus when the switch 204 is opened, with the switch I9| closed, the transfer motor is disconnected; and whenthe switch I9I is opened, both motors are disconnected.

A step down transformer 259 is connectedv across the supply leads 254 and 258, and supplies a low voltage current to control circuit lead wires 260 and 26|.

A coin operated switch 282 initiates the operation, and selections of records are made by a manually operated commutator 283, one side of` the coin switch 262 being connected'to the lead 26|, and the opposite side of the switch 262 being connectedto the oommutator arm 288 by wire 264. v 1 The commutator 288 is provided with a plu-- rality of segments`265 corresponding with the records stored in the magazine, and each segment is connected by a wire 286, to the live terminals of the correlated selector solenoids |82. The

grounded terminals of the solenoids |82 are con` nected by wire 261 to the opposite control circuit lead wire 260.

Thus when a coin is manually inserted in the coin chute 268, and the wheel 26,9l which has peripheral pockets to receive the coils is manually operated to cause the coin to close the switch 262, the positionof the commutator arm will determine the recordA which will be selected, by energizing the selector solenoid |82 and releasing the lever |19 which is related with said record. This circuit comprises supply wire I6I, switch 262, wire 264, commutator arm'263, the contacte'd segment 265, its .wire 266, its solenoid 82, and the common return wire 261 to the opposite supply lead 260.

The restoring solenoid 232 may be operated remotely. by a push button 218 and a push button 219 is provided 'for alternate operation of the transfer reversing solenoid 241. terminal of each of the solenoids 232 and 241 is permanently connected, by interconnecting wire 219 and wire 280, to the lead .260; and the Yopposite terminal of the solenoid 232 is connected by wire 28|. to the push button switch 218, and thence to line 26| by Wire 282. The opposite side of the reversing or playing stop solenoid 241 is connected by a wire 283 to one terminal .of the push button switch 219, and by branch wire 284 to one side of the stylus switch 300.A The opposite side of the push buttonv switch 21-9 is connected by vwire 285 to the opposite line 26|, to which the opposite side of the switch 300 is also connectedv by wire 286. Thus the stylus arm switch 300 and the push button switch 219 are in parallel relation for energizing the solenoid 24'1;` from solenoid wire 283, switch 219, wire 285 to line 26|; and from wire 283, branch 284, switch 300, Wire 286, to 28|. l

To review the operation, the commutator 263 is manually rotated and set to select a desired record. Then a coin is inserted in the chute and the wheel 269 operated to close the coin operated switch 262. This energizes the selector solenoid connected to the contacted commutator segment.

It will be observed that yseveral selections may Ybe made at one time; and the selected records energized, it attracts its latch |8| and releases its selector lever |19. Thereupon the spring I 85 rotates the lever clockwise to the inner end of its slot in the comb |18, and towards the drum. This presses the vane |88a to the right and rotates the shaft |88 to raise the slide 202 and disengagethe latch lever 96frorn the switch I9| so that the spring |92 will move the switch to its closed position and thus start the two motors into operation. Accordingly releasing a selector lever starts the two motors and initiates the cycle of operations.

At the beginning of the cycle, the transfer clutches and |06 have been disengaged, and the selector clutch 8| is in engagement. 'Ihen the operation of the transfermotor, in rotating the shaft 50, starts the selector drum and maga.-

zinel into coordinated operation, the worm 53,

is positively connected, through the line shaft 68, for driving the magazine, and -through gear 10, meshing with the gear wheel 66, through worm 12 and worm 13 for rotating the selector drum, see Fig. 8 and Fig. 14.

The movements of the drum and magazine continue until the finger |14 corresponding to the released lever contacts with point |81 and forces the lever downwardly to a position where the angular surface below the point forces the lever out of engagement with the finger.

In the downward movement the lower end of the lever |19 contacts the vane |89a and rotates the shaft |89 to move the clutch levers and mechanism connected to the shaft into forward position where these parts are held by the detent |04b. This moves the lever |00 to unlatch the lever 95 and release the selector clutch 8|, and shifts the latch lever 208 to the left in position to engage with the 4switch 204; and moves the shifter rod |04 to the right to position the,

flange ||1 in the path of the offset portion of the hook lever of the clutch 05. When said portion strikes the flange H1, the vclutch |05V is engaged to connect the bevel pinion |01 to the shaft 50 and start the transfer shaft 98 into operation, clockwise, as viewed from the front of the machine on which the selector mechanism The energizatlon of the selector solenoid is only momentary and the lower end of the latch lever |8| is immediately moved back into engaging relation with the lever |19 by the spring |85,

so that when the lever becomes ldisengaged from the drum finger |14 and is drawn upwardly it is rotated back into the locked position and there- .by restored to normal. This restoring movement permits the vane I 88a to move back to the left and allows the slide 202 to move down and lower the bar |96 into engaging relation with the motor switch |9|, unless other selector magnets have been energized by the insertion of coins and corresponding selector levers are standing in released position awaiting contact with the drum fingers. v

However, upon the restoring of one selector lever, the cam 91 on the transfer shaft 98 is moved out of contact with the end of rod 63 and the shifter mechanism for voperating the clutch 8| is conditioned for resetting, the latch lever 95 being reengagedwith the collar 96.

The lugs |14 are arranged so that the switch 8| is opened and the drum and magazine stopped when the disc having the record which corresponds to each lug is opposite the transfer mechanism and positioned between the gripper segments |36 and |39. Making the selection between the records on the opposite sides of the discs is determined by the direction in which the magazine is being moved by the contacts of the magazine lugs |64 or |65 with the trip lever |6|. j

Thus when the magazine is beingmoved to the right, as viewedl in Fig. 5, the lower end of the lever |6| had been moved to the left and the lug, |55, projected into the path of the grooved button, or disc, |32. yAccordingly when the transfer barrel is rotated, the left hand sides of the discs will be presented on the turntable. Hence the first ten lugs |14 represent the left hand side'of the records in the magazine, and lugs eleven to twenty-one represent the records on the right hand side. tween the tenth and eleventh lugs and after the twentieth lug to allow for the rotation of the Space is provided be.

drum while the pinion 16, is working around the endsy of the rack 1|.

Before the teeth of the mutilated gears |50 and |53 mesh to start the rotation of the selector barrel |25 to lift the arm |34, the gripper cam |45 rotates the bell crank lever |46 clockwise, Fig. 5, to withdraw the plunger |4| and allow the-segments |36 and |38 to be drawn together by spring |40, see Fig. l5, and grip. the periphery of the record disc. f

Next the intermeshing teeth engage andthe gear |50 rotates the gear |53, Fig. 2, clockwise to place the record on the turntable, with the outer gripper segment |39b resting on the support |39. -As the teeth pass out of engagement the cam |45 rotates the bell crank lever counterclockwise, and forces the plunger back in to wedge the supporting members apart and separate the gripper segments to leave the record disc resting on the table. Lvv

In the forward rotation' of the transfer shaft 98, the stylus arm pin |1| is first in the circumferential portion of the groove in the cam |69 which is fixedly mounted on the shaft. When the disc is placed .on the table, the helical Iportion of the groove engages the pin and the arm is swung over the edge of the disc and lowered, by the flat surface of the cam flange |68 moving into cooperative relation with the stylus base projection |61. A

This movement of the stylus of course occurs during the period in which the gripper is being opened; and when the stylus Ais lowered the pin |1| is free to travel in the widened portion |13 of theK cam groove. At the completionof the forward rotation of the shaft, 98 the lugl I9, on the gear wheel H5, moves up into contact with finger |23 of the clutch lever |2| and returns the lever, the shifter rod |04, and the remainder of the transfer clutch operating levers to the neutral intermediate condition. In the neutral position both collars ||1 and ||8 are placedy in the path of the offset portions ofthe hook levers of the clutches |05 and |06. Accordingly the lever of clutch |05. rotating with the shaft 50, strikes the ange collar ||1 and the clutch is thereby disengaged and the rotation of the transfer jack shaft is stopped.

In this return from forward to neutral positions, the latch bar 208 is moved to the right, andhaving been hooked to the switch carrying lever 205 in the forward position, the transfer motor switch bulb 204, see Fig. 12, is rotated clockwise into open position. Thus the transfer motor is stopped, leaving the turntable motor running for playing the record. This stops the operation of all of the transfer machinery during the playing and eliminates the noise and vibration and prevents distortion and interference with the reproduction ofthe sounds recorded on the disc.v i

When the needle moves into the spiral grooves of the inner portion ofthe record, the stylus arm moves over the contact plate 30|a of the switch 300. This closes the control circuit,wire 280, playing-stop solenoid 241, wire 283, branch 284, switch 300, and wire 286 back tothe supply line. The solenoid 241 then attracts its armature 249 which is connected to the bar 200, and the train of connected shifter bars and levers is moved from neutral to reverse position. This closes the transfer motor switch 204 Vand causes the enare operatively connected thereto. lifting and swinging the stylus away from the turntable and jack to normal position, at ,the sain'e time gripping the disc; lifting therecord of! from the turntable and rotatingl it back into the vertical plane, replacing the disc infthemagazine and releasing the same. Also this reverse movement of th'e shaft 98 restores and causes the reenga ement of the clutch 8|, and the shaft is stop ed when it again reaches its normal position by the forward lug H9 on the transfer jack shaft gear moving down into contact with the bifurcated plate i2! and returning the shifter rod |04 from reverse to neutral position. 'I'his shifting Aof the rod |04 movesthe bar l2li to the right and the bar |98 to the left to stop the turntable motor and also the transfer motor,

bringing the machine to rest, unless, as men--v tioned above, some of. the selections remain unplayed. In that case the final movement of the latch bar |86 to the left will be prevented from engaging the switch ISI by the slide being held in elevated position by the released selector lever, and the cycles of operation will berepeated until all the selector levers are restored.

In this manner a simple and rugged mechanism is provided for performing the manifold operations required. The selecting movements are controlled by one clutch and the different parts are maintained in perfect timing relation by being positively geared tothe clutch.

` Positively connecting the stylusarm, the gripper and the transfer to one shaft and providing a reversing clutch meansfor turning the shaft one way to present a record, and then turning ing the shaft backto restore the record simplifles the mechanism and-ensures perfect coordination of these parts, which Ais not aiected by wear.

The speed setting permits the use of fast and slow speed records in the same machine; and

selections may be canceled before they are played. Since electrical phonograph pick ups are used, the stopping of ythe transfer mechanism and motor tends to clarify the reproduction.

While but one illustrative embodiment of this' invention has lbeen shown and described, it is to be understood that manyalterations and omissions.4 may be Amade without departing from the spirit of the invention, and the different parts thereof, as defined-in' my following claims. I claim' 1 turntable at different rspeeds, anda lever"`asso Y ciated with each record for bringing said speed control means into operable relation with said l selecting means to control the playing speed.

3. In a multiple record gphonograph, a turntable, means for rotating the turntable at diiIerentspeeda a movable bar for controlling the for selecting and means for transferring a record to the turntable, the selecting means includim a drum having a projection with each record, a plate lever for each projection inovaby mountedl adjacent the drum, andassociated with said bar, and a set lever mounted adjacent each plate lever for optionally moving the corresponding plate into cooperation with its projection so, that the plate is moved in the rotation of the drumto Vbring the bar into cooperative relation with transferring.

means for operation thereby to control the speed.

4'. In a multiple record phonograph, a transfer having movable means for gripping a record and carrying the record between'stoage and playing positions, a stylus arm, a jack shaft, a gripper cam mounted on the shaft for operating the gripper to 'close and open to engage or release the discs in said position; mutilated vgears for connecting the shaft to the transfer for operating'the same, and a stylus arm cam mounted on the shaft `for supporting and moving the stylus arm, so that by rotating the shaft in Aone direction a record is gripped, the transfer' operated to present the record in playing position, and then the record released and the stylus moved and lowered into cooperative relation with the record, and by reversing the movement of the shaft said operations are performed in reverse order to return the record and stylus arm to raised position.

5. I n a multiple record phonograph, a record transfer, a record gripper mounted on the transfer, a shaft rotatable less than one complete revolution in either direction, the shaft having a cam for opening theV gripper Vnear the ends of its movement in either direction and closing the gripper as .the shaft begins to move in either shaft for moving the transfer during rthe midportion of its revolution so that the record is gripped, moved into playing position and then released as the shaft is rotated in one direction, and then again gripped, returned and released as the shaft is rotated'in the other direction.

6. 'In a multiple record disc phonograph,- a gripper comprising ya pivotally mounted barrel, a pair of members slidably mounted in the barrel, a pair of blocks for engaging opposite edges of the disc, an arm peripherally encircling a portion of the `disc connecting the. youter block to the adjacent member of said pair, the inner block being rigidly connected tothe other said member, a spring acting to movethemembers together to contract the blocks, and a wedge axially slidable in the barrel for-separating the members to separate the blocks. l

7. In a multiple record disc phonograph, a gripper comprising a pivotally mounted barrel, two plunger members slidably mounted in the barrel and keyed together for co-rotation transverse to the pivotal axis of the barrel, gripper blocks secured to the plungers for gripping the opposite edges of a disc, a spring for moving the blocks toward each other for contracting the grippers, a wedge slidably mounted ink the'pivotal axis of the barrel for spreading said .plungers to open the grippers, the gri'ppers being mounted in the barrel to rotate when the plunger members project into the path of the wedge/and aV post projectable into the path'of one lofthe plungers for engaging the same during rotational movement of the barrel on its pivotal axis in transferring a disc to turn the grippers and the disc sideways. 8. In an automatic phonograph-a `transfer Icomprising a pivotally mounted barrel, a pair of gripper blocks having supporting'plunger portions slidably mounted in the barrel and splined together, a wedging plunger slidably mounted in the pivotal axis ofthe `barrel and engaged vwith grippers sideways during the rotation of the barrel on its pivotal axis. i

9. In an automatic phonograph, a transfer lcomprising a pivotally mounted barrel, gripping means rotatably mounted in the barrel and including a disc presented at one end of the barrel. the face of the disc having a pair of cam grooves therein each comprising angulariy intersecting portions, a yoke rotatably mounted adjacent the barrel, a pair. of slidably mounted posts pivotally connected' to` the yoke so that when the yoke is rotated in one direction one. or the other one of said posts is projected for engaging in a. corresponding one of said cam grooves for turning the gripping means laterally in accordance with the position of the yoke.

10. In an automatic phonograph having ,intermittently operated parts, a rotated drive shaft, and a clutch for connecting the drive shaft to said parts comprising a ange keyed to the shaft,

a collar rotatably mounted on the Vshaft and positively connected to the part which is to be driven, a lever pivotally mounted on the flange and engageable with said collar, the lever being .frictionally held in position and having relatively offset radially projecting portions, and a shiftable member projectable into the path of either of said projecting portions to move the lever into or out of engagement with the collar.

11. In -an automatic phonograph having intermittently operated mechanisms, a rotated drive shaft, a clutch mounted onrthe drive shaft including a part positively connected to the shaft and a part loosely mounted on the shaft and positively-connected to the mechanism which is to be driven, a'lever pivotally mounted on the part connected to the shaft for connecting or disconnecting said parts, the lever having a radial projection for engaging the clutch and a projection in offset relation with said projection for.

,disengaging Vthe clutchwand acontrol member shiftable into the path of either of said projections for correspondingly operating the clutch.

12. In an automatic phonograph, a reversely operated transfer for carrying a record between storage and playing positions, a rotated drive shaft, reversing clutch means mounted on the drive shaft including a clutch for operating the drive shaft in each direction, each of said clutches including an operating lever pivotally connected to the shaft and having relatively offset radially projecting portions, and a shiftable rod having two spaced flanges which in the neutral position of the rod are positioned in the paths of the projecting portions of said levers for rotating the levers to disengage both clutches, the projecting portion for engaging the lever of the clutch for tooth loosely mounted on the shaft and positively connected to the driven element, a lever pivotally mounted on the flange and having a hooked portion for engagement with the collar, and a tail portion, said portions being relatively offset and each having a radial projection, and `a member shiftable into the path of either projection for depressing the same to engage or disengage the clutch.

14. In a multiple record disc phonograph, a selector and transfer including a shaft rotatable less than one complete revolution in either direction to move a disc into playing position and to return the disc to a storage position, a rotated driving element. a clutch mounted on the element including an operating lever having relatively offset radial operative projections, and latched shiftable means having a portion positioned in the path of the projection for engaging the clutch, means operated by the selector for unlatching said means for movement positioning said portion in the path of the projection for disengaging the clutch, said means being restored tolatched position for reengaging the selector clutch by the nal movement of transfer shaft in returning the disc.

15. In a multiple record disc phonograph, a selector, a transfer including a, shaft rotatable less than one complete turn forwardly to move a selected disc into playing position and reversely to return the disc to storage position, a cam mounted on the shaft, a selector clutch having radial opa'shifter element normally latched to the shifter shaft and having a flange which is then positioned to contact the projection for engaging the selector clutch, said element being unlatched by the .selector and spring-pressed into positionfor'engaging the projection for releasing the clutch and stopping the selector, said shifter shaft being released formovement to relatch with said element'when the cam is moved away by rotation of the transfer shaft, and the shifter shaft being moved back to normal position whenthe cam and transfer shaft returns to normal position to restore said element to normal 4position for reengaging the selector clutch.

CLIFFORD n.0 

